Tag Archives: Camilo Villegas
Villegas leads Honda Classic
Camilo Villegas separated himself from the Honda Classic field with a third round 67 on the PGA National Champion Course, opening up a three shot lead over Vijay Singh and Nathan Green. Villegas started to pull away quickly with four birdies in the first nine holes. The back nine was not as smooth as the [...]
Villegas, Kim tied at Honda Classic
Camilo Villegas and Anthony Kim share the lead at the Honda Classic after the pair shot 66 and 64, respectively, on the PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach, Florida. Villegas started on the 10th hole and played the first nine one-under par after birdies on the 11th and 14th holes with a bogey on [...]
Villegas, Wilson tied at Phoenix Open
Camilo Villegas held onto a share of the lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open after shooting a 69 on the TPC Scottsdale course. Villegas is joined at the top by Mark Wilson, who shot 66 in the second round to tie Villegas at 11-under par. Villegas was one-over par through nine holes after a [...]
Poulter wins Accenture Match Play Championship
Ian Poulter gets the biggest win of his career beating Paul Casey in the final match of the World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship. Poulter won the 36-hole match with a four hole advantage with two holes to play. Poulter had a two hole lead after the first nine holes thanks to wins on the [...]
Poulter waits for Casey/Villegas in finals
Ian Poulter won both his matches at the World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship to move into the final match. He is awaiting the winner of the Paul Casey-Camilo Villegas semi-final match that is still underway in extra holes as darkness fell. Poulter first defeated Thongchai Jaidee in the morning match after late birdies on [...]
United States wins Presidents Cup
The United States team dominated the singles matches on the final day of the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California to beat the International team 19 1/2 to 14 1/2 . Tiger Woods earned the clinching point with a 6-up victory over Y. E. Yang, who beat Woods in the [...]
U. S. keeps slim lead at Presidents Cup
The United States keeps its one-point edge (6 1/2 to 5 1/2) over the International team in the Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. The Americans were getting ready for a blowout, leading five of six Foursome matches at one point. But, things turned in the International teams favor to [...]
U. S. takes early lead at Presidents Cup
The United States team leads the International team 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 after Thursday’s Foursome matches at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. The team of Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim got the Americans off to a solid start with a 3-up win over Mike Weir and Tim Clark. Weir and Clark [...]
Presidents Cup starts with Foursomes
The Presidents Cup starts Thursday with Foursomes. Captains Greg Norman (International Team) and Fred Couples (United States Team) have their lineups in for opening day at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. A team event similar to the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup pits America’s best golfers against an International team with players [...]
Round Up: Buick Invitational
Congratulations Nick Watney! What a great comeback win. Tough day for John Rollins and Camilo Villegas, who both played well all week. Lucas Glover and Matt Jones finished strong for their first top 10s of the season. Other strong final rounds came from Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan, who finished 7th and 11th respectively. Rookie [...]
Looks like a two man race at Buick Invitational
It looks like a two man race at the Buick Invitational. John Rollins holds a three shot edge over Camilo Villegas but the rest of the field will have to go real low to have any chance…and real low has not been heard since the first round at this Buick Invitational. In third place, Nick [...]
Moving Day: Buick Invitational
Camilo Villegas is showing signs of last year with solid play and his name on top of the Buick Invitational leader board. Can he hold on as the tournament moves to two days of the Torrey Pines South Course? Chasing Villegas are John Rollins and Charley Hoffman. Hoffman is continuing his solid play and shows [...]
Roundup: Mercedes-Benz Championship
Geoff Ogilvy was impressive. He was the only golfer to have four rounds in the 60s and it showed by the six shot win. Anthony Kim proved last year was no fluke by getting off to a great start to the year. Davis Love III played strong all week and the runner up finish could [...]
Top 10 Moments of 2008 PGA Tour Season
1. U. S. Open at Torrey Pines The U. S. Open brought Tiger Woods back to the PGA Tour for what turned out to be a his final, and career best, tournament of the 2008 season. Woods underwent knee surgery after the Masters and had not played 18 holes before the opening round. Little did [...]
Spotlight: Camilo Villegas
The FedEx Cup was a coming out party for runner up Camilo Villegas. He missed the cut at The Barclays, the first playoff event, by one shot…a shot that later cost him $7 million. Then, a tie for third at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Finally, Villegas wins his first two events on the PGA Tour [...]
Villegas wins Honda Classic